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Porker of the Month: Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker
Watch CAGW's September Porker of the Month Video
Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW) has named Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D) Porker of the Month for signing a $40.1 billion budget into law that is chock-full of pork-barrel projects and lacks spending restraints. Illinois currently faces a $223.9 billion budget deficit and posts the lowest credit rating of any state in the country. Instead of addressing this fiscal calamity-in-the-making, Gov. Pritzker has doubled down on wasteful spending. While the governor proclaims his budget means “a new era of fiscal stability has arrived,” the truth is that it contains tens of billions of dollars in new spending, including $1.4 billion for pork projects like pickleball courts, dog parks, and snowmobile paths. For championing a budget that contains billions in waste, while falsely preaching fiscal responsibility, Gov. Pritzker is the September Porker of the Month. Read more about the Porker of the Month.
CAGW Slams Speaker Pelosi’s Drug Plan
CAGW this month slammed House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s (D-Calif.) partisan drug pricing bill. H.R. 3, introduced on September 19, would implement the types of price controls that Democrats have advocated for years. Responding to the release of the bill, CAGW President Tom Schatz said, “Speaker Pelosi’s secret and partisan legislation espouses the socialist view that big government knows better and should control every industry. … If the bill becomes law, pharmaceutical investment and innovation will dry up and life-saving drugs will be more difficult to obtain. H.R. 3 is the wrong prescription to lower drug costs and must be rejected.” Read more about the Speaker’s disastrous drug plan.
CAGW Hosts Technology Policy Roundtable
On September 11, CAGW hosted a panel discussion at the National Press Club on common misconceptions about connected vehicles, the future of vehicle-to-vehicle communications (V2V), and the wireless spectrum. In 1999, the automotive industry promised that dedicated short-range communications would be a game-changer in V2V communications if the Federal Communications Commission granted exclusive access to the 5.9 GHz frequency spectrum band for its development. Twenty years later, this important spectrum band has gone largely unused, while the connected-car environment has evolved beyond the original technology. Entitled “Steering Clear: Setting the Record Straight on AVs, 5G and the 5.9 GHz Band,” the event highlighted the need for a second look at how this spectrum is being utilized. Deborah Collier, CAGW’s Director of Technology and Telecommunications Policy, hosted the roundtable discussion, which featured experts in vehicle technology, policy, and law. Watch the video of the event.
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